grainman59 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Finally finished my latest build, with help from fellow formites for much in the way of information and scale drawings on this machine, and to John Aero for supplying the engine and prop.I used a Matchbox Hawker Fury as a donor for most of the parts, which were suitably cut,shaped and sanded to as near to scale as i could get, the fuselage was the only major part that had to be built up from scratch, maybe the wheels are a tad too big, but otherwise i'm quite happy with the end result. 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace From Outer Space Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Nice work, never heard of this aircraft before. I may or may not be the only one tittering at the aircrafts name... The silver on the engine looks excellent, I hope you dont mind me asking what paint you used? Cheers Viv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 That's splendid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Gorgeous little model. Looks like a huge amount of work went into it. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Superb! I've seen the real thing quite a lot over the past few years and you've done her proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 What a beautiful model. Terrific work, and it looks like it's parked at Old Warden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 That's a fab build! Congratulations! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Lovely model! Wonderful polished metal panels! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 What a suberb build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainman59 Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 On my last trip to Old Warden in june i took some shots of the background between the parked aircraft up from the control tower to use as a scene for when the model was finished so that it looks at home. The cowling panels were done with kitchen foil, put on with microscale ,micro metal foil adhesive. The chrome looking rocker covers are done with a very old humbrol no11, this seems to give a much more shiny finish in my opinion than what the newer tins do these days.Many thanks for the kind comments. I just had to scratchbuild this aircraft as i feel it has a important place in history and wanted one to go in my collection of interwar types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Very very nice stunning build and superb paintwork Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Not something you see every day. Excellent conversion, and well photographed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin @ RAM Models Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I've always had a soft spot for the Tomtit. Lovely looking model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Beautiful example of a scrtach work! I am ipressed Congratulations J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 That's superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Ohhh now that is lovely , fine model sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Remarkable fidelity in such a small scale. Nice photography too. Just the job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Wow. That's quite special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Excellent conversion work which has resulting in a superb looking model of an unusual subject. Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjiml2 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Just wonderful. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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